Maphumulo
Maphumulo | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 30°58′30″E / 29.100°S 30.975°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ilembe |
| Municipality | Maphumulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,246 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Maphumulo is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Settlement some 42 km north-west of Stanger and 38 km south-east of Kranskop. Named after the Mapumulo Zulu people who came to live here after being driven out by Shaka; the name is said to mean ‘heaven of rest’. This village had a trading store (owned by J.O. Christie ) a police station, a magistrate's court, and a post office - all during the 1940s and 1950s.